Fractal Volume Liquidity Confluence (FVLC) Strategy

Family: hybrid · Regime: trending · Complexity: high · Asset classes: FX, Equities · Timeframes: M15, H1

Thesis

Intraday trend breakouts from fractal-based levels are only sustainable when accompanied by cumulative volume flow (OBV) during high-liquidity sessions. The entry edge relies on the confluence of momentum (MACD) and structural clearance (manual trendlines), while exits target the most recent 20-bar liquidity pools (stop-run zones). This approach assumes institutional participation is required to move price beyond established visual chart patterns.

Components

Max Bars Back Function Contexts Test (regime) — Ensures the calculation engine has successfully initialized the historical buffer ($t > 0$) across all control structures before signals are processed.
FakeCandle (direction) — Provides a directional filter based on modified price representation; price must be trending relative to the FakeCandle visual baseline.
Best Volume Trend Expert (entry) — Triggers entries based on price breaking fractal support/resistance and manual trendlines, filtered by MACD momentum within a high-liquidity window.
Custom 004 Liquidity Map with Drawings (exit) — Sets dynamic profit targets at the 20-period high/low where liquidity pools (stop clusters) are likely to reside.
ATR Fib (risk) — Uses Fibonacci extensions derived from a fixed ATR value relative to the session open to define stop-loss levels.
On-Balance Volume (OBV) (confirmation) — Validates that price movements are supported by cumulative volume flow, preventing trades on low-volume exhaustion.

Known failure conditions

Manual trendlines are not updated, leading to stale 'Max(Trendlines)' values.
Market volatility significantly exceeds the hardcoded 250 ATR input, rendering the Fib levels irrelevant.
The asset exhibits low volume transparency (e.g., some OTC FX), making OBV slope signals noisy and unreliable.

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